UNT is coming into the tourney on a
roll, having won 11 games in a row. The Sun Belt is often an underrated league,
just look to recent Western Kentucky teams for proof. UNT played 2 other top Big
12 teams earlier on the road and lost by 14 at OSU and 10 at Texas A&M. Now UNT
is playing their best and the game is on a neutral court.

Mean Green
to Watch:

George Odufuwa, F - 12 ppg, 11 rpg, 2
apg

K-State doesn't have dominant bigs so
Odufuwa can hold his own, and more importantly he HAS to hold his own and
control the defensive glass to give UNT a chance. Some O-boards wouldn't hurt
either.

Why Kansas St will win:

You don't become a Top 10 team for
nothing. The Wildcats have beaten 7 tourney teams on the way to a 25-7 season.
Jacob Pullen & Denis Clemente form one of the country's best backcourts, but
frontcourt contributions from Jamar Samuels and Curtis Kelly into a great team.

Wildcat
to Watch:

Denis Clemente - 16 ppg, 2 rpg, 4 apg

Clemente is not afraid to fire from
deep, but occasionally the shots simply don't fall. In their dud loss to Iowa
St, Clemente shot 2-12 from three and 5-18 overall.

How it will go down:

North Texas has the pedigree and
track record to give K-State trouble. While K-State is the more talented team
and will ultimately win, the score may be much closer then K-State fans expect.
UNT hasn't lost a game by 15+ all season, which will continue to be true.